70th Anniversary of Alabama Woman's Meteorite Survival
Seventy years ago, Ann Hodges became the first known person to survive being struck by a meteorite when it crashed through her roof in Oak Grove, Alabama, on November 30, 1954. The meteorite, weighing 8.5 pounds, hit her in the thigh after ricocheting off a radio. The incident drew significant media attention, and after a legal dispute over its ownership, Hodges donated the meteorite to the Alabama Museum of Natural History, where it remains on display.